Excellent writing and top notch actors doing their best. Lange plays an attorney defending her Hungarian immigrant father against war crimes. There seem to be conspiracies on both sides.
Over the course of the trial there are brutal stories of his sadism from the remaining living victims. They are the most powerful courtroom scenes I have ever seen. Lange does a good job of underplayimg when it would be very easy to overact.
Thrown in are some stunning scenes of modern day Hungary.
In the end, the revelation is handled quite cleverly. This film is disturbing, but worth seeing for the subject, writing and performances.
Over the course of the trial there are brutal stories of his sadism from the remaining living victims. They are the most powerful courtroom scenes I have ever seen. Lange does a good job of underplayimg when it would be very easy to overact.
Thrown in are some stunning scenes of modern day Hungary.
In the end, the revelation is handled quite cleverly. This film is disturbing, but worth seeing for the subject, writing and performances.